Apple

Machine Learning Engineer, Software QA - Creativity Apps

Apple$120K — $145K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of industry experience in quality assurance with a focus on Machine Learning.
  • Strong knowledge of machine learning algorithms and modeling techniques.
  • Familiarity with deep learning, computer vision, and generative AI.
  • Proficient in Python and/or Swift programming languages.
  • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Experience with prototyping and tool development.
  • Excellent presentation skills adaptable to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Define evaluation strategies and automation scripts for testing.
  • Conduct end-to-end testing and data analysis for applications.
  • Collaborate with the annotation operations team to ensure data quality.
  • Develop and implement workflow projects and regression tests.
  • Triage and drive resolution of testing issues effectively.
  • Communicate progress and risks through regular status updates.
  • Adapt testing methodologies to meet project requirements.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape products that impact millions of users.
  • Collaborative and sophisticated work environment.
  • Access to cutting-edge machine learning technologies.
  • Flexibility to work on iOS and macOS platforms.
Full Job Description
The Creativity Apps QA team is seeking a Software QA Engineer, Machine Learning to help us ensure that our iOS and macOS creativity applications are high-quality. We're looking for an engineer to take projects from defining evaluation strategy, evaluation scripting and automation, leading all stages of testing, triaging and driving issues to resolution, and ensuring high quality models are integrated into our Apps' clients through rigorous testing methodologies. You will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to help shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple's customers every day.

Description

This position requires a self-motivated individual with strong technical, problem solving and communication skills, and the willingness to work in a sophisticated environment. Responsibilities include scripting, parsing data, and working closely with the annotation operations team. Analyzing annotations and test results to ensure the features work end-to-end for customers. Developing and implementing workflow projects, regression testing, and bug filing. You will work closely with other team members to develop requirements, identify appropriate testing implementations processes, and methodologies. You should be able to be comfortable with ambiguity and make educated, critical judgments. You must be effective and systematic at managing priorities, and communicating progress as well as risk through regular status updates. Have a proven ability to ramp up quickly on both existing and new technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

At least 5 years industry experience ideally in quality assurance with a prior focus in Machine Learning.

Strong comprehension of machine learning algorithms, supervised and unsupervised modeling techniques.

Understand of the mechanics of machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and generative AI.

Proficient in Python and/or Swift or comparable languages.

Preparing and collecting data for evaluation and ensuring data quality.

Meticulous, analytical, methodical and creative problem solving ability with a commitment to driving quality forward.

Detail-oriented, analytical, methodical and creative thinker committed to driving quality forward.

Prototyping and tools development experience.

Strong presentation skills and ability to adapt technical presentation to various audiences.

Proficiency in utilizing LLMs and Generative AI frameworks to automate model evaluation processes, optimize test execution times, and improve evaluation accuracy and efficiency.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics or similar, combined with an understanding of SQA methodologies, machine learning and software engineering experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Understanding of subjective/objective image and video quality evaluation, and color science concepts is a strong plus.

Understanding of SQA methodologies and practices, software engineering experience preferred.

iOS and macOS familiarity.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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